WHY NOW
Virtualization Strategy Needs
a New Direction
modernization needs, and the desire to unify VMs and containers under one operational model.
Cost Pressure
Reduce dependency on expensive traditional virtualization stacks and create more flexible platform choices.
Platform Fragmentation
Bring VMs, containers, DevOps, security, and automation closer together on one enterprise platform.
Gradual Migration
Move selected VMs in phases without forcing immediate application refactoring or risky big-bang modernization.
Modernization Path
Use VM migration as the first step toward containers, APIs, automation, and AI-ready applications.
BETTER POSITIONING
Not Just a VMware Replacement A Modernization Platform
OpenShift Virtualization should not be presented only as a hypervisor alternative. Its strongest value is that it gives customers a controlled landing zone for existing VMs while opening a path toward containers, Kubernetes operations, automation, and AI-ready services.
The goal is not only to move VMs.
The goal is to create a platform where today’s VMs and tomorrow’s applications can run together.
ARCHITECTURE STACK
OpenShift Virtualization Architecture
Detailed & Production-Ready
This stack shows not just layers, but the actual technologies and components used to
build a reliable enterprise virtualization platform on OpenShift.
VM Workload Layer
Windows & Linux VMs • Oracle DB • MariaDB • SAP apps • Middleware (WebLogic, JBoss) • File servers • Legacy enterprise apps • Internal business systems
OpenShift Virtualization Layer
KubeVirt • VM templates • Live migration • VM snapshots • CDI (Containerized Data Importer) • virt-launcher pods • Kubernetes-native VM lifecycle
OpenShift Platform Layer
Kubernetes (OCP) • Operators • Helm • CI/CD pipelines • GitOps (ArgoCD) • Image Registry • API Gateway • Service Mesh (Istio)
Migration Layer
Migration Toolkit for Virtualization (MTV) • vCenter integration • VM inventory discovery • Dependency mapping • Cold/Hot migration • Wave-based migration
Storage & Data Layer
OpenShift Data Foundation (Ceph) • CSI Drivers • RBD/CephFS • External SAN/NAS • NVMe / NVMe-oF • Persistent Volumes • Snapshots • Storage Classes
Network & Ingress Layer
OVN-Kubernetes • Multus CNI • VLAN/bridge networks for VMs • Ingress Controllers • Load Balancers • Service exposure • East-West traffic optimization
Security & Governance Layer
RBAC • SCC (Security Context Constraints) • Secrets & ConfigMaps • Image scanning • Network policies • Compliance Operator • Audit logs
Backup & Resilience Layer
VM snapshots • Volume backups • Application-aware backup • Commvault integration • Velero (optional) • DR replication • Restore testing
Infrastructure Layer
Fujitsu PRIMERGY servers • Intel/AMD CPUs • High RAM nodes • NVMe SSDs • RAID • Redundant PSU • BIOS tuning for virtualization
Operations & Automation Layer
Prometheus • Grafana • EFK/ELK logging • Alertmanager • Ansible Automation • Patch management • Capacity planning • Runbooks
DECISION FRAMEWORK
From Traditional Virtualization to
OpenShift Virtualization
move, which should remain, which should modernize, and which require redesign.
OpenShift Virtualization Mindset
- VMs run as part of a modern application platform
- Containers and VMs managed from one foundation
- Clear path to modernization when business is ready
- Better alignment with Kubernetes and automation
- One platform for operations, security, and growth
Traditional Virtualization Mindset
- VMs managed as isolated infrastructure objects
- Separate tools for virtualization and containers
- Limited application modernization path
- Higher dependency on legacy platform economics
- Separate operational and automation models
MIGRATION PATH
Choose the Right Virtualization
Journey
dependency, performance needs, and modernization goals.
Assessment First Migration
Begin with inventory, dependency mapping, VM sizing, storage review, network mapping, licensing review, and migration risk classification before moving workloads.
VMware-to-OpenShift Migration
Migrate selected VMs into OpenShift Virtualization in controlled waves, validate application behavior, and reduce reliance on traditional virtualization platforms.
VM-to-Container Roadmap
Keep critical applications running as VMs today while identifying candidates for future containerization, API modernization, automation, or cloud-native redesign.
3-Node Compact Deployment
6-Node Production Deployment
Production-ready design with separate control plane and worker nodes for better scalability, availability, maintenance, and workload isolation.
Backup and DR Integrated
Design VM protection from day one with backup, snapshots, restore testing, disaster recovery planning, and cyber resilience integration.
USE CASES
Where OpenShift Virtualization
Fits Best
continuity and modernization from the same platform.
Banking
Move selected internal applications, middleware, digital banking components, and supporting systems into a controlled modern platform.
Healthcare
Support hospital systems, integration platforms, and operational applications while planning gradual modernization.
Government
Create a sovereign VM and application platform for public-sector workloads with governance and control.
Enterprise IT
Reduce virtualization complexity, standardize operations, and prepare for containers and AI-driven applications.
DELIVERED BY COMPUTINGERA
Implementation Services and Migration Support
ComputingEra helps customers design, deploy, migrate, and operate OpenShift Virtualization environments with a practical, risk-aware approach. We focus on workload suitability, infrastructure readiness, migration planning, storage design, backup integration, and operational enablement.
Storage and CSI integration
VM estate assessment
Integrated with Your Enterprise
Infrastructure
infrastructure, storage, networking, backup, databases, and future
application modernization.
Red Hat OpenShift
OpenShift Virtualization
Fujitsu Servers
Enterprise Storage
Commvault Backup
Oracle / MariaDB
VM Migration
AI-Ready Roadmap
EXPLORE MODERN VIRTUALIZATION
Infrastructure Modernization Beyond
Traditional Virtualization
integrated Kubernetes, hybrid cloud capabilities, and enterprise-ready infrastructure platforms
powered by Red Hat and Fujitsu.
OpenShift on Fujitsu Servers
Enterprise-grade Fujitsu infrastructure optimized for OpenShift Virtualization deployments, private cloud platforms, virtualization modernization, and high-performance workloads.
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OpenShift Virtualization
Run virtual machines and containers together on a unified Kubernetes platform with simplified operations, modern automation, and scalable hybrid cloud architecture.
VMs + ContainersKubernetes PlatformVM MigrationHybrid Cloud
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FREE VM MIGRATION ASSESSMENT
Know What to Move
Before You Move It
Let ComputingEra assess your VM estate, platform risks, storage
requirements, network dependencies, migration waves, and
readiness for OpenShift Virtualization.
VM CONTINUITY + APPLICATION MODERNIZATION
Move VMs Today,
Modernize Applications Tomorrow.
With OpenShift Virtualization, Fujitsu infrastructure, and ComputingEra implementation services,
your organization can build a unified platform for existing VMs, new containers, enterprise
applications, and AI-ready workloads.